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Who is the Smartest NBA player?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Tree-Mac, Aug 16, 2010.

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  1. Tree-Mac

    Tree-Mac Member

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    I don't know about past players, but I rate these guys as follows:
    (from smartest first)

    Kobe Bryant
    Emeka Okafor
    Shaquille O'neal

    Who else do you think is smart? I mean smart as in IQ. Not just basketball IQ.
     
    #1 Tree-Mac, Aug 16, 2010
  2. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    In B4 Mr. Intangibles ...
     
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    Jeremy Lin.
     
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    I hope that's not your top 3...
     
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    KD, Pau, dirk, deron williams,garnett..
     
    #7 cheke64, Aug 16, 2010
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    Clips/Roxfan Member

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    Isn't Pau Gasol is a lot smarter than Kobe? The guy could have been a doctor and his interest include playing classical music on his piano...
     
    #8 Clips/Roxfan, Aug 16, 2010
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    ^^ aw **** I thought you meant ball IQ. Take out garnett ASAP.
     
    #9 cheke64, Aug 16, 2010
  10. Htown's2kFinest

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    Battier is a pretty smart guy
     
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    There are plenty of different types of intelligence.

    But in terms of academic rigor, I'm gonna go with Jeremy Lin here with Battier a close second. I read an interview of Lin's where he said his favorite class at Harvard was a social science research methods course where he designed and ran a randomized experiment to test some social science theories. Anyone who does economics, statistics, or biology for a living will appreciate how impressive that is for an undergraduate to do.

    Putting Shaq and Kobe at the top is absurd. Not even close.
     
    #11 johnstarks, Aug 16, 2010
  12. DooghMaster9

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    i vaguely remember hearing something about rondo being a math genius
     
    #12 DooghMaster9, Aug 16, 2010
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    This. Easily.
     
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    Booksmart? that would have to be Emeka Okafor
     
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    Dwayne Wade for turning Lebron into his sidekick and personal b!tch. No matter how many rings Lebron wins, he's still going to be one short of Wade. :grin:
     
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    shaq??? not that he is a dumbass, but he wouldnt be someone that would come to mind when im thinking of smartest players.

    how about yao?
     
    #16 jo mama, Aug 16, 2010
  17. DooghMaster9

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    i dont see how its absurd to include kobe...though very arrogant, the guy comes off as extremely intelligent IMO...hard to judge his academic/book smarts- no college and pretty sure his mind was elsewhere his last couple years of high school


    ...but yeah shaq is definitely absurd lol
     
    #17 DooghMaster9, Aug 16, 2010
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    Lol you're r****ded, he got a near perfect score or a perfect score on the SAT's
     
    #18 Scolandry, Aug 16, 2010
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    danny granger is a civil engineer
     
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  20. DooghMaster9

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    shaq or kobe?
     
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